Ribbon Cut for New Northern Forest Center Apartment Building in St Johnsbury

ST. JOHNSBURY — An oversized pair of scissors in the hands of Discover St. Johnsbury Director Gillian Sewake cut a celebratory ribbon in front of 560 Railroad St. on Thursday. Among about 60 people gathered on the porch and the ground in front of the new Northern Forest Center apartment building for the celebration, Sewake and Catamount Arts Director Jody Fried were given a prominent position for the ribbon-cutting moment as community members who served on the project’s advisory committee. Holding each end of the ribbon were Northern Forest Center President Rob Riley and Tabitha Bowling, a Northern Forest Center board member who lives in Burke. Project supporters who cheered as the ribbon was cut were many and included funders, construction leaders, town officials and State Treasurer Mike Pieciak.